Letter from Representative Burdick to Hal Davies Regarding History of the Garrison Dam, January 14, 1952

This letter dated January 14, 1952, from United States (US) Representative Usher Burdick to Hal Davies of Minot, North Dakota, recounts a condensed history of the building of Garrison Dam. Topics Burdick addresses include: pool level, flood control, water navigation, power development, and irrigation. Burdick makes it clear he thinks all desired outcomes from the dam can be achieved at the lower pool level of the Garrison Reservoir. Burdick also mentions enclosing a copy of a brief he presented to a committee in the US Congress. The brief was not found with this letter in the Burdick papers.https://commons.und.edu/burdick-papers/1200/thumbnail.jp